Cool Links Freddie, I like the isotope stuff. I went to overloud and downloaded the TH2 amp sim and the Breverb. I have been running and testing both plug ins. I found the breverb to be an awesome reverb with a great sound. It may not be right for every situation but it is a good one to add to the collection.

Overloud has some great videos that go into detail on the TH2 and I am sure some of these features will apply to the version inside of the X2 release.

http://www.overloud.com/products/th2_video.php

There are four videos that talk about the amp sim. In my opinion it is better than Guitar Rig. However, I use Pod Farm and I think it is still better in some ways. I like the fact that TH2 gives you 2 mics to use and it has more mics to select from. But I like some of the amp models better in Pod Farm. I also like having all the bass amp models that come with Pod Farm. I really like the Randall amp in TH2. The Brunetti amp is good too. So here are some questions.

I noticed that overloud calls their amp sim package TH2 and cakewalk calls their version TH2 producer on their blog site. Is the amp sim in X2 a lite version?

If the amp sim is a lite version what features will not be included?

If the amp sim is a lite version will cakewalk customers be given a special price to upgrade?

The same questions apply to Breverb

http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Glass-Record-Producers-Softcover/dp/0879306149

One of my favorite books on music production by far..  In this book, "world famous producer," who have, "tens of millions of records sold," talk about reverb over and over again.

In this book, they do not consider any reverb, to have a good sound.  They do not consider the best and most expensive hardware reverb, to sound any better than a freeware reverb.

Read the book..  I kid you not.

Another thing that stands out in the book, is how they praise the SM57 Microphone, "over and over again."  ( Although not for lead vocals. )  But they do mention it.

The main concern for the book, and how you get, "a hit sounding record."  Is levels, instruments, songwriting, and eq!

Great guitars, awesome drum kits, expensive pianos, wonderful songwriting.. "the most gentle compressor you can get your hands on, and a Neve Desk, cause that is EQ."

The eq on Sonar's Pro-Channel?  OMFG it is one of the best around.  I've been at this 7 years now..  I can not think of a vst plugin I would rather use..   That Pro-Channel Eq is amazing...

Rather than complain about Reverb..  I highly suggest, that those of you with a sense of adventure, purchase Behind The Glass, and learn to EQ your reverb....

I quite like the Sonitus Reverb....   I'm beyond excited about the BReverb Cakewalk Edition...

I'm using Voxengo's Old Skool Reverb all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Oh its an amazing reverb!  and its freeware!!   Go figure

yea,  the (good) mixers that i work with do not use reverb...at all.

Personally i'm not able to do that.  On the other hand i've heard nothing but good things about Breverb.  before Sonar picked it up. 

when i saw post count = 1, comment = negative,  I simply went back to my coffee!

And he hasn't been back since.

Probably a Cubase troll